Author: Publisher: The Stationary Office
Year: 2000
ISBN: 0117024252
Binding: Soft Cover
Book Condition: As New
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Description: New book, 184 pages. Uncovered Editions are historic official papers which have not been previously available in popular form. These short extracts from government papers are not intended to provide a history of the war or any part of it. They have been selected in order to provide a snapshot of events as they were presented to parliament. In particular they focus on the terrible disaster that was the Charge of the Light Brigade (durng the battle of Balaklava) and the inadequate provisions that were made for the care of the sick and wounded, both in the field and at Scutari. The documents relating to the hospitals at Scutari include evidence of the ministry of Florence Nightingale.